Summary of the 2007 ngNOG Workshop, Bayero University Kano, 18-24 November 2007
Seventy five (75) delegates from 28 Nigerian Institutions and Organizations (HEIs, ISPs and private firms, NGOs, Government Agencies and Ministries) were trained by 16 volunteer instructors (8 from HEIs and 8 from the private sector) in the five parallel tracks of the 2007 ngNOG workshop in Kano. A healthy, steady growth and diversification of the ngNOG community is already observable. Respectively, 35 delegates from 14 institutions and 56 from 14 institutions participated in one track at pre-ngNOG Ibadan and in three tracks at ngNOG Jos last year.
Funding under the "Science and Technology Education Post-Basic" (STEP-B) Project
Submitted by aminu on Thu, 2007-08-02 09:20.The Nigeria ICT Forum organized a "Resource and Strategy" seminar on 24th July, 2007, on "Advanced Academic Computing for Science & Technology Teaching and Research Collaboration".
The seminar was attended by 84 delegates from Universities (26), Colleges (7), Research Institutes (5), the Public Service (15), Development Agencies and Non-Governmental Institutions (9), and the Private Sector (22).
The purpose remains to stimulate the collaborative development of comprehensive proposals (by Research and Education Institutions, Professional societies, NGOs and the Private Sector) for funding under the Federal Ministry of Education's "Science and Technology Education Post-Basic" (STEP-B) Project.
Here are:
- Highlights on STEP-B presented by the Coordinator
The 2007 ngNOG Workshop and National Conference on ICTs & Education
The Nigerian Network Operators Group (ngNOG) announces the 2nd Annual Workshop and Conference.
Convened jointly by Nigerian Academic and Private Network Operators, the 2007 ngNOG Workshop will include four days of intensive training in five parallel tracks, and two days of meetings that culminate in the Annual Conference on ICTs and Education.
The 2007 ngNOG Event will be hosted by the Bayero University Kano (BUK), from 18 - 24 November 2007.
Event Timetable:
Workshop Arrival & Registration: 18 November 2007
ngNOG Workshop: 19 - 22 November 2007
Conference Arrival & Registration: 22 November 2007
ngNOG Meetings & Conference: 23 - 24 November 2007
Departure: 25 November 2007 (Sunday)
Call for Collaborators on VSAT monitoring using Free and Open Source Software
Submitted by fmdahunsi on Sat, 2007-10-13 14:20.The ICT forum is interested in monitoring VSAT links of member institutes using free and open source software which will be non invasive and have no impact on the VSAT bandwidth. The information to be extracted from the data includes; the bandwidth utilization of the VSAT link, the various software applications in use and other relevant network traffic characterization such as the source and destination address, data volume, the protocol used etc.
Backbone Connectivity & Bandwidth Aggregation Studies etc
Submitted by aminu on Thu, 2007-08-09 08:40.Galaxy Backbone Plc made this presentation at the ngNOG Jos Conference on 25 Nov 2006.
It should be studied in the context of the National IT Policy , and bearing in mind that the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) bill has since been signed in to law to implement the IT Policy.
The University of Jos announces the presence of an E-book on the Internet
Submitted by Len.forum on Sun, 2007-07-01 07:53.It is my pleasure to announce the presence on the Internet of our E-book on “The History of Information and Communication Technology at the University of Jos” It is, the one of the few digital contributions in a growing body of documentation on ICT developments, within the Nigerian Higher Education Sector. The book can be accessed on the university website http://www.unijos.edu.ng/Partnership/CarnegieTranche2/interventions/ict/...
As we partner with you all, to strengthen ICT in the Nigerian Education Sector and bridge the digital divide, your comments on the book will be most appreciated.
Professor S. Gwanle Tyoden
Vice Chancellor
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO COMMISSIONS MINI ASSEMBLY PLANT
Submitted by lkehinde on Sat, 2007-06-09 15:06.This is to inform the Forum that Obafemi Awolowo University commissioned her mini assembly plant, the first in any African University, on 21st May 2006. The fund for its development was donated by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). This plant is not meant to compete with industry, rather it is to complement it as well as train students on all important considerations for any industry assembly process.
It will also act as an outsourcing unit for companies who want to
outsource some of their assembly items to OAU. These may not necessarily be computers alone. We already have a proposal from a computer assembly company. We are ready to provide services to other Institutions in computer assemblage.
You may want to visit http://www.oauife.edu.ng for further details
Kunle
